Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-14

he ububNb VI 1 CuoaOOlt dlC w pG NUM-
bered.
neLeon Springs was left without kero-
9ene last week.
/ Twenty-Five dollar premiums are offer
| ed In the public school at Pensacola to
| stimulate the pupils to renewed eXer-
! lions.
Last New Years day Tampa had two
! brick structures. to-day there stands five,
and the sixth started, all containing nine
stores and al rented.
Calvin Whituey's mansion at Fake
Charm, the frame of which is now up
will be covered with slate. 1t will be he
first slate rooEin that part Of the country
Engineers commenced work at Pensa-
cola Monday Qp-Lhe survey for the Gov
eminent street and Bayou Chico railroad.
The iron for thieTOad has been purchased
AT Tayares Wednesday Major St. Clair
Abrams, wliie cA-alessly handling a re-
volyer, accidentally shot himself through
The foot, lhfiicting a painful but not dan
gerouv wouDa. sd
5. Il. Mauck has purchased the Nor
gan saw mill, md will move it to Fort
ogden at once. 1t will be located on the
river, ard VIII supply the country with
cypress lumber.
Madame Prerritt is making goodly ad
utbibHS w uti hllSFug INTE6 vineyard near
Paiatka. There is no doubt of a scupper-
nOng vineyard beiux a most valuable
property and a sure thing.
The ice factory ct Gainesville has shut
Down until there is an increase in the de-
maud for ice. They have Toe tons stored
away, and will not manufacture any uu-
til the present stock has somewhat de-
creased.
DeFuniak is putting on city style and
proposes to have banking house for the
accommodation OF her business men and
her visitors. The County Commissioner g
have also decided to build a handsome
brick court house and a substantial Jail
at their county seat.
The Manatee county cattle men have
been astir for several DAYS over the ru-
NOR that their large cattle range east ana
south of Fort Ogden was s0ou 10 b,
fenced in and their cattle moved out.
rhls was to be done By a large land svn-
dictate formed North.
The report OF Supt. Cook for the month
of November last, shows that there we're
thirty-four public schools in operation in
Esc8mbia county with an enrolment OF
= O96 pupils and au average daily attend
ance OF 1856, and that all the schools
were progressing finely.
The firm OF c. A. Richardson lE Co.. of
palatka, has been dissolved, Z. DeWes-
ton Withdrawing from the firm. c. A.
Richardson and Alex. Strausz have
formed acopartnership, and will conduct
the business hereafter under the old
uame as Richardson Il Co.
J. L. Beeks. Superintendent of Schools
OF Orange county, has issued a circular
recommending and requesting all public
officers, teachers, pupils and citizens 10
prepare for and observe ArbOr dav, Feb.
Q, in the spirit and manner indicated in
the Governors proclamation. The dav
may be counted 10y teachers in their re-
ports as day taught.
The two Presbyteries of the St. Jobn,s
and the south Florida, in session at Or
lando Thursday, Dec. % voted to locate
the college at Winter Haven, there
by accepting the offer of 500 600 cash.
fhe vote was unanimous on the part of
the st. Johns Presbytery. and majority
OF nine on the part OF the South Florida.
which aiterward was made unanimous
by them.
Tuesday negro man, apparently about
| % wears OF age, was taken 10 Palatka
from somewhere up the Jacksonville.
Tampa and Key West railroad. HIS
name is Henry Hart. and his head was
badly beaten up, he having been struc x
with cluOln difficulty. Hlsskull was
broken, and be seemed to be- in a very
critical condition. he was sent 10 Jack
| sOnylle on the steamer Eliza Hancox.
! The doctor IS OF the opinion that he will
/ not live.
Rev. r. W. Moore OF Sanford, mas re-.
( coived notice OF the granting to aim OF q
patent for the pavement Of roads and
/ streets, which he thinks promis. 5 TO re-
! yoiuion1e the whole system. or rather.
! all the systems, OF paving. aud TO prove
| Of lnestimahie benefit TO courtrI,s, low IA
| and individuals. The materials used are
! in the greatest abundance, and require
! nc manipulation: il must, therefore. be
cheap-saud and wafer are all that a'e
necessary. The requisites 10 the con.
! struction and maintenance are in entire
accord with the laws ofhealth.